Last Updated on January 31, 2025, 10:27 PM | Published: January 29, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police have released body cam footage of a foot chase on Jan. 1 that ended with one suspect being shot by a pursuing officer.
The suspect, 18-year-old Miguel Hernandez, was shot once in one ankle, was sent to the hospital for a non-life-threatening wound, and then later was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on a complaint of possession of a firearm after adjudication.
It is the first police shooting — internally termed “officer-involved shooting” — for the City of Oklahoma City in 2025.
OKCPD patrol officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of SW 30th Street at 1:36 AM. in response to a 911 call. The caller told the operator that, Miguel Hernandez, 18, the woman’s “ex,” was on the porch, had broken a window, had a gun and had fired shots.
Officer Jordan Umphreys was the first to arrive and spotted someone who matched the description run away from the front of the house.
Umphreys chased Hernandez down the side of the house and to the side of a separate building in the back.
Captain Valerie Littlejohn, public information officer for OKCPD, said in a press release that Hernandez was shot when he turned toward the officer which can be seen partially in the officer’s body-worn camera footage posted on YouTube below. Age-restrictions apply. Click on the “Watch on YouTube” link to view the video.
Littlejohn said that a gun believed to be the one Hernandez had was found near where he fell after being shot by the officer.
The arrest affidavit Free Press obtained at the courthouse shows that Hernandez had several felony convictions before this incident and had been adjudicated as a Youthful Offender.
The internal investigation of the officer now begins as he goes on routine paid administrative leave.
In police shootings, the officer goes on paid administrative leave while evidence is gathered by OKCPD investigators.
Then, that information is turned over to Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna who has determined that all officer-involved shootings will go before a grand jury to decide whether to bring charges against the officer.
Once that decision has been made, then the internal investigation moves forward after questions about whether the shooting was a crime have been resolved.
Watch this space for future follow-up reporting.
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